Tuesday, 3 December 2024

Common lowland butterflies in November 2024

Here are a few lowland species photos which were taken this month. Surprisingly I still managed to get one lifer in such a cold and rainy weather.

Great Mormon

(Papilio memnon agenor f. esperi)

Literature has described this Ssp of Great Mormon as common but somehow this is only the first time I am seeing it.



Here is another elusive female.

Great Egg-fly

(Hypolimnas bolina bolina f. nerina)




Malayan Zebra 

(Graphium delessertii delessertii)

Apparently this is a male - identified from the yellow/orange tornal patch on HW.



Malayan Zebra 

(Graphium delessertii delessertii)

It's smaller than the female.



Puddling side-by-side.

Lesser Jay 

(Graphium evemon eventus)




Bush Hopper 

(Ampittia dioscorides camertes)

A small skipper at just 1cm and this is only the second time I saw this species.


Bush Hopper 

(Ampittia dioscorides camertes)



Common Sergeant 

(Athyma perius perius)

A pristine specimen and it stop right in front of me. What a lucky day !



Yellow Archduke

(Lexias canescens pardalina)

This species is not rare but you hardly see them as compared to other Lexias. This is a male which is much smaller than a female.



Burmese Lascar

(Lasippa heliodore dorelia)

It shows all the pertinent features for this species.




A seldom seen upperside of this Pithauria

Light Straw Ace

(Pithauria stramineipennis Stramineipennis)

Male.



They both look slightly different but they are actually the same fella.

                                                                        
    Malay Rajah
                           (Charaxes distanti distanti)                    



Common Tit 

(Hypolycaena erylus teatus)



 
Vinous Oakblue
(Arhopala athada athada)



              
Here's is an uncommon skipper          
            

   Demon Flitter
(Oerane microthyrus neaera)





        Demon Flitter
     (Oerane microthyrus neaera)

                It was shot at my local patch - APH        





Magpie Crow
(Euploea radamanthus)

This species is also quite common in hill stations like in Fraser's Hill





Coconut Skipper
(Hidari irava)

Saw this skipper in broad daylight






Plush

(Sithon nedymond nedymond)

Male



THAT'S ALL FOR NOW FOLKS !!





Common lowland butterflies in November 2024

Here are a few lowland species photos which were taken this month. Surprisingly I still managed to get one lifer in such a cold and rainy we...